Publications of the Research Unit Market Design

  1. Refereed Journal // 2025

    Strategic Inattention in Product Search

    Rapid technological developments in online markets fundamentally change the relationship between consumers and sellers. Online platforms can easily gather data about consumers’ search behavior, allowing for…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-084 // 2024

    Information Design With Frame Choice

    We study how framing interplays with information design. Whereas Sender conceives all contingencies separately, Receiver cannot initially distinguish among some of them, i.e., has a coarse frame. To influence…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-081 // 2024

    An Efficient Dynamic Mechanism With Covert Information Acquisition

    We examine a setting of independent private value auctions where bidders can covertly acquire gradual information about their valuations. We demonstrate that a dynamic pivot mechanism implements the rst-best…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-069 // 2024

    Linkedout? A Field Experiment on Discrimination in Job Network Formation

    We assess the impact of discrimination on Black individuals' job networks across the U.S. using a two-stage  eld experiment with 400+  fictitious LinkedIn pro les. In the  first stage, we vary race via…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-076 // 2024

    Access, Achievements, and Aspirations: The Impacts of School Tracking on Student Outcomes

    Though the use of tracking policies to stratify students is commonplace, evidence concerning the effects of ability-based tracking on student performance is mixed. Using rich data from the Hungarian secondary…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 24-070 // 2024

    Matching for Credit: Identifying Information Asymmetries in Joint-Liability Lending

    Microcredit, a financial tool providing uncollateralized loans to low-income individuals, has seen a shift from joint-liability (JL) to individual liability (IL) lending models. This article tests a theory…

  7. ZEW policy brief No. 24-17 // 2024

    Das Verhandlungsgebot im Telekommunikationsmarkt: Analyse und Designempfehlungen

    Die Bundesnetzagentur plant eine Verlängerung der Frequenznutzungsrechte für Telefonica, Telekom und Vodafone bis zum Jahr 2030. Damit verbunden ist ein Verhandlungsgebot. Dieses verpflichtet die etablierten…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2024

    School Choice with Independent versus Consolidated Districts

    This paper studies the welfare effects of school district consolidation. Using incomplete rank-ordered lists (ROLs) submitted for admission to the Hungarian secondary school system, we estimate complete ROLs…